Never stop learning. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine empowers lifelong learners and ethical leaders through Continuing Education and Professional Development programs. Our continuing education programs take the form of one-day workshops, professional development certificates and courses, summer courses offered online and in-person, custom courses for our educational partners, continuing education units, and specialized courses like Catholic Apostolic Center and Advanced Placement Summer Institute.
Whether you’re getting continuing education credits in Accounting, participating in a web development bootcamp, or taking a ceramics class, we offer the resources you need to broaden your education and expand your professional skill set.
Career Learning
Business
Develop the skills and knowledge to enter the accounting profession from any starting point and prepare for a career in the public accounting profession.
Learn basic business skills for entry level positions or to start your own business.
Prepare to engage in the business world, locally and globally, with sound understanding of the need for and application of business law.
Our Interdisciplinary C.A.G.S. certificate with a major in Compassionate Leadership & Sustainability reflects the same passion and purpose as our Leadership MBA program, with the added bonus of providing the option to either pursue the development of a thesis, or, apply experience and academic studies in a practical application of strategy development.
Provides appropriate background for those seeking human resource management skills to entry level HR office positions, as well as those seeking to lead or facilitate teams or supervise a department.
Serves as a foundation for advanced studies in leadership and the development of effective supervisors and managers. Courses are focused on social psychology and its relevance to diversity, personality and learning to better understand the value of self knowledge and awareness of diversity in relation to creativity and innovation - a must haves for entrepreneurs.
Serves as a foundation for advanced studies in marketing, business and strategy and the development of marketing savvy business and marketing professionals.
Education
The certificate program is designed for the educational practitioner who desires to become eligible to apply for the Assistant Building Administrator certification. Students who complete this certificate will be nearly half way towards their master's degree in School Leadership should they choose to continue in their graduate education.
This is designed for education professionals who find that the full master's degree is out of reach due to time or budgetary constraints. This certificate includes the fundamentals elements of Catholic Principalship. Each of these courses is part of the full master's degree in Catholic School Leadership.
The certificate of advanced graduate study is for the student who already holds a master's degree and wishes to continue their studies. Some career tracks recognize the CAGS for compensation rewards beyond the Masters. This certificate allows for students to self-design their learning.
Educational Partners
Customized educational programs for Education Partners, as well as CEU (Continuing Education Unit) professional development opportunities in various fields (teachers, CPAs, health care professionals, et al.) Courses are available for certification renewal, contractual requirement, or professional development.
Health Care
Prepare to be a Clinical Documentation Improvement Professional (CDIP). Get ready to sit for your CDI certification with SJC. Our three continuing education, online, critical courses will train and better prepare you to sit for the exam to become certified.
Healthcare organizations look to healthcare professionals that are experts in documentation to help them achieve the highest level of accuracy in clinical documentation. The overall need for complete, accurate, and timely documentation from healthcare professionals is of the highest priority now.
Health Administration Certificate
Develop a foundational knowledge of health care systems, human resource management, financial management and ethical and legal aspects of healthcare — an excellent framework for success in entry-level positions in hospitals, outpatient services and other primary care settings.
Long-Term Care Administration Certificate
Begin managing in long-term care facilities by elevating your skills in human resources and financial management, as well as legal and regulatory issues in long-term care. Internships are not part of the certificate program but are available to meet administrator-in-training (AIT) requirements for licensure.
Catholic Health Care Leadership, Graduate Certificate
As the only program of its kind in the country, this certificate helps students explore dimensions of the Catholic faith as it applies in Catholic health care organizations. Students develop a mission-focused approach to leadership and management of patient care, drawing on knowledge from courses such as Catholic Bioethics, Catholic Healthcare Leadership and Health Administration Mission Integration.
Long-Term Care Administration, Graduate Certificate
Prepare for leadership positions in long-term care settings by focusing your studies in courses like Long-term Care Operations and Administration, Gerontology and Healthcare Financial Management. In many states, this certificate will make a student eligible to become a licensed nursing home administrator.
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS): Health Administration or Interdisciplinary Studies
Remain on the forefront of your field. If you already hold a master’s degree, you can continue your studies through a selection of graduate and/or post-graduate Health Administration courses. Focus exclusively in Health Administration topics, or self-design your curriculum in the interdisciplinary studies program.
Micro-Credentials
A micro-credential is a professional learning pathway where you'll gain skill sets in a specific technical area and receive a credential within a matter of weeks. They are affordable, flexible, and industry based allowing you to complete a course at your own pace while assuring you are gaining industry knowledge and skills. They are taught by subject matter experts.
Earn a micro-credential in
- Becoming an Effective Catechist: Catechetical Education Certificate
- The Inclusive Classroom: Meeting the needs of all leaners
- Early Childhood Education: Teaching from a Catholic Framework
- Leading for the Catholic Mission: Administrator Pathway for Implementing Special Education Programming
Nursing
The Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate is a 30-credit post-graduate program designed to prepare RNs with an undergraduate and graduate degree in nursing for a career as a Family Nurse Practitioner. This certificate program prepares the graduate to sit for the national FNP certification exam.
The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Certificate is a 30-credit post-graduate program designed to prepare RNs with an undergraduate and graduate degree in nursing for a career as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. This certificate program prepares the graduate to sit for the national AGACNP certification exam.
The Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Certificate is a 30-credit post-graduate program designed to prepare RNs with an undergraduate and graduate degree in nursing for a career as an Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. This certificate program prepares the graduate to sit for the national AGPCNP certification exam.
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certificate is a 30-credit post-graduate program designed to prepare RNs with an undergraduate and graduate degree in nursing for a career as an Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. This certificate program prepares the graduate to sit for the national PMHNP certification exam.
Professional Development
Saint Joseph’s College has partnered with MindEdge Learning to offer a broad selection of online professional development certificates and courses. These on-demand, self-paced courses deliver content through video, interactive exercises, learning assessments, and simulation technology to help you learn. Just choose the certificate or course you need, register online, and begin.
Theology
Keep up-to-date on the latest developments in the field through online, self-paced, continuing education courses. The College has partnered with the Catholic Apostolate Center to offer courses for the lay ecclesial minister, and with the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators to offer CEUs for the human resource professional working in the Church. The Catechism for Catechists is a non-credit course for the catechist and Catholic school teacher.
For students who are interested in Catholic Theology and service to the Church to obtain a college level certificate as a stepping stone toward an eventual Bachelor of Arts in Theological Studies.
For students who have a bachelor’s degree who are interested in Catholic theology to obtain an advanced certificate as a stepping stone toward an eventual Master of Arts in Theology. The courses can be used toward credit fulfillment of the master of arts degree.
The certificate offers students of all faiths the opportunity to learn both Judaism and Christianity from believing, practicing Jews and Catholic Christians. The curriculum consists of six online courses: three from Gratz College and three from Saint Joseph’s College.
Contact Us
Have questions about a workshop? Interested in customizing an existing program or creating a new one? Contact our Professional Development team today!